ARTIST
ACTIVIST
ENTREPRENEUR

Lewis McCaleb, also known as Lewiee Blaze, is a multidimensional creative and visionary born and raised in Twin Cities, Minnesota. He’s also a social-entrepreneur being the Co-Founder of N4 Collective. N4 represents New Mindsets, New Media, New Leaders, and New Narratives. N4 is a black business association that facilitates experiences and provides a network of support to individuals with dreams.

Lewiee is not just a rapper, or another songwriter. He is a healer, conversation kickstarter, and now, an author. He uses his art as a platform to bring people together, especially those who disagree, with an intention to spread more love. He believes love is something we all must receive and give. For the future of his art form, he sees more people who grew up like him thriving instead of surviving. Lewiee sees a world working together instead of against each other. He sees fruits of the spirit growing for our humanity to harvest in harmony.

ACTIVISM

  • Lewiee is currently part of a group that seeks to rive education equity and empower underserved families with additional school performance information, enhancing Minneapolis School Finder, and developing a broader range of resources and tools. They keep the families involved in the process and hold leaders in education accountable for what they do.

  • August 2018 - April 2019

    Irreducible Grace Foundation is a Nonprofit that empowers the voice of youth of color, especially those coming from foster care. Lewiee worked as a Gold Team Member to facilitate workshops to over 6,000 people at schools, universities, and at events. Lewiee provided education on artistic creation, healing self-care practices and performed spoken word.

  • The American Civil Liberties Union 2018

    Lewiee worked as an ACLU ambassador utilizing his network to distribute 3,000 pieces of voting education literature to boost voting numbers in low turnout areas in the Twin Cities.

  • May 2018 - April 2019

    The New Narrative Project unlocks the story of incarcerated youth while developing their leadership abilities and connecting them with inventive opportunities. As a project manager, Lewiee was focused on changing the narrative of black men by disassembling racial stigmas and stereotypes. This project was funded through a Racial Disparity grant from the Nation Kellogg’s Foundation.

  • May 2017- May 2018

    Mentored by T.C. Ellis, and Tony Simmons, curators of High School For Recording Arts, Lewiee participated in The Saint Paul Youth Village Project. A phase that consisted of strategic planning, brand development, and leadership. The goal was to fund a youth impact hub center with dormitory like rooms for the homeless youth in the city of Saint Paul. Lewiee organized a group of individuals and presented a series of community events to raise awareness about society health, dealing with teen homelessness, gun-violence, and political knowledge.

  • Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Lewiee was hired to facilitate a creative design workshop with students and staff of Harvard as well as youth and parents of the local Cambridge community.

  • Lewiee worked alongside Leslie Redmond, President of the NAACP, Minneapolis Chapter and St. Thomas University Graduate. Together Lewiee and Leslie curated a series of Back 2 School Events, providing free hair cuts, music performances, black business support, and free food for the community of the Northside of Minneapolis. These events took place at the Shiloh Temple, a prominent church in the heart of the Northside. They also hosted a cleaning for change initiative founded by James-Badue El and picked up waste on the Northside promoting the importance of a healthy environment.

  • High Tech High - San Diego, CA

    Lewiee was selected to give a keynote speech on the importance of project based learning.